and so i don't speak for the u.s. government, but i'm sure they will be taking further decision in the course of next year. >> thank you. >> [inaudible] >> take us post-2014, and, dame mariot, how would you envisage what nato's role would be at that stage? what's the remaining function of it? >> yes. i think, and it goes back to the question, i think the ansf will be sustainable, but they won't be on their own. and nato has already said it will have a training advisory assistance mission which will be a new one doing just that, not in combat. but that won't be the only thing that will be there. there will be the international community's overall support for governance, economic development, human development and so on in afghanistan, and that will be a very important -- [inaudible] to what nato will be doing. and there will be environmental programs as well. the nato process, which i think i beginning to describe, is that the north atlantic council has just launched the planning process by initiating directives. we've